Pocket attachment



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No. 562,454. PatentedJuIie 23, 1896.

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFIe REED H. BROWNE, OFRIDGEW'AY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

POCKET ATTACHMENT.

QPEGIFIOATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,454, dated June 23,1896. Application filed Se tember 11, 1395. serial No. 562,126. (Nomodel.)

Ta all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REED l-I. BROWNE, a citizen of the United States,residing atRidge way, in the county of Fairfield and State of SouthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PocketAttachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in pocketattachments for use by clerks in stores and other places and designedfor holding a pencil and scissors or other articles.

It has for its objects, among others, to provide a simple and cheapdevice for this purpose which may be easily applied and which will notdrop out of the pocket when the person is stooping over.

It comprises a tube having extending therein a spring for holding thepencil in place therein and a spring-arm for holding the scissors andalso as a clasp to secure the device to the pocket. The pencil-holdergoes upon the inside of the pocket and the scissors-holder upon theoutside.

Other obj ects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved pencil and scissors holder. Fig. 2 is a substantially centrallongitudinal section through the same.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in both of the views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates atube of the required length and diameter and of any suitable material. Imay make it of aluminium.

B is a spring arranged within the tube and extending in the direction ofthe length thereof, being secured to the tube in any suitable manner atone end, preferably the upper end It is curved outward from its point ofconnection with the tube for a short distance and thence extendssubstantiallyparallel with the wall of the tube, as seen at d, and isthen curved to form a coil or convolute cl, the free end of the platebeing extended, as seen at (P, v

substantially parallel with the wall of the tube and within the coil.

In use the tube is placed within the pocket of a vest or coat and theouter wall of the pocket enters between the wall of the tube and thespring-plate by which it is firmly grasped or pressed in place. Thepencil is placed within the tube and being pressed upon by the springwithin the tube is held against accidental displacement, but can beeasily removed by a slight pull thereon when it is desired to remove thesame. The scissors are hung upon the coil of the outside spring-plate,as will be readily understood.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What is claimed as new is- The combined pocket pencil and scissorsholder herein described, comprising a tube, a spring arranged within thetube and extend ing in the direction of the length thereof and securedto the tube near the upper end thereof and extended over the upper endof the tube and downward upon the outside thereof, the free outer end ofsaid spring being curved outward and forming a convolute with theextreme end extended substantially parallel with the wall of the tubeand Within said convolute, substantially as and for the purposesspecified.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

REED H. BROWNE. Witnesses:

J. B. Born, J. 0. Census.

